Can You Force True Love?

chapter eight

Jack and Jackie's hotel room

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"What's a matter, dad" ? Jack asked as he plopped down on Jackie's bed, his father started pacing the bedroom floor.

"I told you, you need to settle down and quit, hell i found you the perfect wife and kids, you have to quit running around with all these woman, If you ever want to become president" Joe bellowed!

"I haven't been with any woman since Jackie and the girls came to the house" Jack lied as his eyes darted around settling on the window behind joe.

"That is a lie and we both know it, who is April"? Joe asked

"April"? Jack asked as he swalled hard

"Yes april, jack, you know the woman you met at the river today and came back here and had some fun" Joe yelled

"Oh ya ya, April, sweet girl, I should introduce you" Jack said

"Jack she's a damn spy for the sovients" Joe bellowed

"No she's not, she's a sweet" Jack began as Joe cut him off " Jack I have tabs on all your little flings and April is sent here from Russia to find out the secrets of the us" Joe bellowed in Jacks face.

"Well, I don't believe she is, and it's not like I said anything I shouldn't of to her anyways" Jack said as he stood up from the bed and walked over to the window, peering out of it and looking at the beautiful sparkling lights of the city.

"You might not of said anything to her but she now knows you wear a backbrace, I don't need people to know your a weak duckling, they wouldn't want that as president" Joe declared as he opened the bedroom door and slammed it shut behind him.

Jack sighed and tried to stand a little straighter, his back was killing him!

'Fine he thought if he's susposd to play "family", than he would but the moment he becomes president, he's proposing to april' he thought to himself as he walked to the bedroom door and opened it.

Jackie and bobby was sitting on the couch in the sitting room playing go fish.

"Everything alright"? Bobby asked

"Everything is great, your not trying to steal my wife, or you" ? Jack asked as he walked over to jackie and kissed her on her forehead.

"No, no, I already have one at home, don't need another one" Bobby said laughing .

Joe walked back into the sitting room "we ready to go down to the banquet hall for supper, I need a stiff drink".

"Ya dad, we're coming" Bobby said as he stood up from the couch and went to stand by his father at the door.

Jack reached down and put his right hand under Jackie's right arm and gently helped her off of the couch.

"My lady, are we ready"? He asked as he took her by the right arm and they wobbled together to the door and followed bobby and Joe to the elevator.

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The Biltmore Estate Dining Hall 7:30 pm

The four of them had just finished a feast for a king, the roasted turkey, roasted potatoes with garlic, dressing and a huge salad, and now they were sitting around the round brown table joking around, Joe was already drunk.

"I think I am going to have one more drink and than go for a walk" Joe stuttered as he tried an get up from the table to walk back to the bar.

"Um, dad I think you've have had enough" Bobby exclaimed catching Joe before he landed in the floor.

"I have not, I need one more and I will be done" Joe declared as he tried and get away from bobby "I already have one wife, I don't need another one Robert" he growled.

Jack rolled his eyes and got up from his chair at the table and walked around to his father grabbing his right arm and bobby his left arm practically Carrying a fuming Joe upstairs to his room.

"I'll be right back" Jack threw over his shoulder at jackie.

"Ok" she said with a smile.

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Its had taken Bobby and himself about 30 minutes to get dear ole dad, upstairs and in a shower and than passed out on his bed, Bobby stay with him and was going to call ethel.

So Jack was on his way back into the dinning room to get his wife.

That Is when he heard a giggling girl right as he walked in through the glass door of the dinning room, he spotted Jackie still at the table, a red headed man sitting beside of her and it was Jackie who was giggling.

"Oh ralph, your so naughty" Jackie said to the red head and patted him on his left arm.

Jack was mad, he had no idea why he was mad, he actually had no right to be but yet here he was pissed off because she's flirting with another man.

He stormed over to them and cleared his throat, jackie looked up and said "Oh there you are, this is ralph".

"Hey" ralph said as he stood up

"Ya, nice to meet you" Jack choked out.

"Yup you too, see ya later jackie" ralph said as he walked away.

"What was that"? Jack demanded

"We were talking, I am allowed to talk to people" Jackie snapped.

"You weren't talking, you were flirting" Jack barked

"So what if I was, we're not actually married, jack" she said with an eye roll.

"No, we're not but If I can't flirt or be with other woman anymore, neither can you" he snapped.

"As long as you can have some fun apparently Iam not" she snapped

"Come take a walk with me, please"? He asked.

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"Its too cold out here, where are we going anyways?" Jackie asked as she wobbled on her crutches beside of jack, they had been walking for about 20 minutes and neither had said a word until now.

"No where, just needed to clear my head and wanted company" Jack said as he unbuttoned his jacket and put it over her shoulders.

"Um, ok" she said

"Ya, um how's your leg?" he asked

"Beginning to hurt a little more" she said quietly

"Oh, I am sorry, let's head back and you can take some of your pain medication, I am getting tired anyways" Jack said as he helped her turn around and started walking back towards their hotel.

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Jack and Jackie's hotel room
Jackie was in her pink silky nightgown and was sitting in her bed the pink and green bed spread pulled up to her neck, jack was getting ready for bed in the bathroom, the bathroom door opened than and jack walked out in a white tank top an a pair of light blue boxers.

"Your still awake"? He asked her as he turned off the light on the ceiling and sat down on his bed across from her.

"Ya, I called the girls, their doing great!" She exclaimed

"That's good, glad they are" he said as he slowly pulled his legs up on to his bed and laid down on his pillow.

"Ya, so what do we do tomorrow before we leave" ? she asked

"Um, well I have a speech in the morning, breakfast and mingle with people, speech and Lunch than we should be back home around 7 or 8 tomorrow night" he said.

"Oh wow busy day, and a whole lot more people" she said as she sighed

"Hopefully yes, but don't worry,I will be right beside of you, good night jackie" he said as he turned off the light on the small black table beside of his bed.

"Thank you, good night jack" she said quietly as they both drifted off to sleep.